Sri Lanka
Official name:	Sri Lanka
Capital City:	Colombo
Current Local Time:
International Dialing Code:	94
Population:	18,553,074 (July 199
Currency:	1 Sri Lankan rupee (SLRe) = 100 cents
Spoken Languages:	Sinhala (official and national language) 74%, Tamil (national language) 18%
Holidays:	Jan 1, 14, 15, 19, Feb 4, 16, 17, Mar 2, 19, Apr 13, 14, 15, 17, 22, May 1, 2, 17, 18, Jun 15, Jul 14, Aug 13, 31, Sep 11, Oct 11, 26, Nov 6, 10, Dec 10, 24, 25, 26
Major Exports:	Commodities: garments and textiles, teas, diamonds, other gems, petroleum products, rubber products, other agricultural products, marine products, graphite Partners: US 34.7%, UK, Germany, Japan, Netherlands, France (1994)
Major Imports:	Commodities: textiles and textile materials, machinery and equipment, transport equipment, food, petroleum, building materials Partners: Japan, India, UK, Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, China (1994)
Total Export:	$3.2 billion (f.o.b., 1994)
Total Import:	$4.8 billion (c.i.f., 1994)
Gross Domestic Product:	$65.6 billion (1995 est.)
Per Capita Income:	$3,600 (1995 est.)
Literacy Rate:	90.2%
Population Growth Rate:	1.13% (1996 est.)